Is this for real??? All these people look like stage actors and they all look posed. Did you stage this whole shot? This is so totally mindboggling! Is that soldier real? Or a mannaquin? heheh pretty nosey aren’t I! This is an incredible shot – literally!

Yes, Jan, this is genuine. Two neighbouring storeholders in a busy market area in Athens. I walked past, noticed the two guys and the soldier mannequin, retraced my steps and snapped a couple of shots using the mannequin as the central subject. I’m usually reticent about photographing total strangers, but couldn’t resist in this case. They didn’t object.